Intern - Active Ceramics Value Stream - Technical Undergraduate Co-op
What Your Job Will Be Like
We are seeking a Co-op - Technical Undergraduate Intern to join our dynamic team! This CO-OP Position is scheduled to be from June 2021 through December 2021.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Complete a project to advance development efforts.
- Become familiar with the production lines and requirements of the ceramic components.
- Participate in the development of new processes, testers and products.
Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Qualifications We Require
You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements:
- Undergraduate student at a related accredited university
- Enrolled full time in the term immediately preceding the internship
- Registration with the university's co-op office
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
- Ability to work up to 40 hours per week
- U.S. citizenship
Qualifications We Desire
- Enrollment in a university and working towards an Engineering or Science degree with demonstrated high academic achievement
- Excellent organizational, communication and teaming skills
- Strong desire to perform national security development work with a production focus
- Experience with ceramic materials and processing
- Experience working in a production environment
- Motivated to learn new processes and technologies
- Ability to learn quickly and handle multiple work assignments
About Our Team
The Active Ceramics Value Stream at Sandia National Laboratories provides active ceramic elements for the Nuclear Weapons Enterprise with demonstrated value, performance, and confidence that meet customer delivery schedules. Also, the department provides a broad range of options for fabricating and machining ceramic, glass, and glass-ceramic components. Our capabilities range from chemical synthesis of powders, powder processing, billet formation and machining, component assembly, fabrication and testing. We strive to achieve agility and value-added processes through the continuous utilization of Lean/Six Sigma methodology.
About Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
- Extraordinary co-workers
- Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
- Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
- Flexible schedules, generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
*These benefits vary by job classification.
Security Clearance
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.